Search Learning Lab Library
Use keywords to explore a particular topic. Advanced filters will narrow your search.
1811 Results
Blog
Evidence Gap Maps as a Tool to Support Evidence-Informed Decision Making at USAID
Integrating the use of evidence into organizational operations can be complicated, but a review of the literature suggests that important first steps are gathering evidence based on…
Blog
2022’s Most Popular Content
This December, we’re looking back at all the ways the Learning Lab community engaged with us in 2022. Many of you contributed content to our newly redesigned website to share your…
Blog
What Changes are Local Partners Asking for?
CARE has made some big commitments to localization, decolonization, and anti-racism. We’ve signed the Pledge for Change to drive more decision making and resources to the places…
Blog
Capacity Development is Integral to Localization
Caption: Members of indigenous organizations in Suriname gather as part of the Strengthening the Capacity of Indigenous…
Blog
Performance Results Are Not the Whole Story: Using Non-Traditional MEL and Targeting Cohesion in Collective Action Programs
Development practitioners have come to realize that the challenges facing communities where we work are anything but straightforward. When we consider the often dynamic and complex…
Blog
From Novice to Expert: Building Competencies for a Successful CLA Career
Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) is an approach to development that emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and adaptating in complex, dynamic environments. CLA…
Resource
Phased Acquisition: An Interactive Toolkit
Phased acquisitions are used when USAID anticipates a large competition for a specific procurement and wishes to reduce the number of offerors for evaluation. USAID uses the terms …
Blog
What does it mean for USAID programs to be locally led? We asked!
USAID’s localization agenda seeks to ensure local actors lead across all aspects of USAID programming. In addition to striving to provide at least a quarter of our program funds…
Blog
Locally Led MERLA: A Framework for Bringing Local Voices and Knowledge to the Forefront
The Role of MERLA in Locally Led Development
Various efforts and initiatives to advance locally led international development have come and gone over recent decades. Despite their…
Blog
Is it time to consider "Communication" as a sub-component of the CLA Framework?
Recently, I had the privilege of facilitating a capacity-building training in Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) for a USAID Implementing Partner. Our journey into the…